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Mingrelian
Etymology
Akin to Georgian ღლავი (ɣlavi), ღლანი (ɣlani), Laz ღლავი (ğlavi).
Noun
ღლამი • (ɣlami) (plural ღლამეფი)
- sheatfish (Silurus glanis)
- Synonym: ლოქო (loko)
Descendants
- → Abkhaz: а-ӷлам (a-ğlam, “shark”)
Further reading
- Č̣araia, Ṗeṭre (1895) “Megruli dialekṭis natesaobrivi damoḳidebuleba kartultan [The genetic relation of the Mingrelian dialect to Georgian]”, in Moambe (in Georgian), number 12, Tbilisi, page 111
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ღლამი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1577
- Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ღლამი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN